Sunday Luncheon at the Greek Club, St George to welcome His Eminence and also to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the St George Philoptohos (Philoptohos fundraises for Nursing Home of St Nicholas which Philoptohos built about 30 years ago). More than 1,000 people attending…   Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia/facebook

On Saturday, August 24th, the Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons hosted the annual Blue Dream Summer Gala in Southampton, New York (Photos by TNH/Kostas Bej).       thenationalherald.com

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael on August 14 announced the appointment of the Very Reverend Father Timothy Bakakos as Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago. He will begin in his new role on September 1. “As the most senior priest in the Metropolis of Chicago, Fr. Timothy brings a…

Metropolitan Rastislav, primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, which has just five active bishops — the fewest of any autocephalous Church. As best I can tell, there are 941 active, canonical Orthodox bishops in the world right now. Give or take. Compared to the 19th century, that’s a big increase…

  The Archbishop Makarios was welcomed by Mr Jim Raptis, Consul-General of Greece in Queensland, the Honourable Justice Anthe Philippides, Judge of the Queensland Court of Appeal, Very Reverend Father Dimitri Tsakas, Archepiscopal Vicar for Queensland of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, Mr Michael Anastas, President of the Greek Orthodox Parish-Community of St George,…

On Monday, August 19, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern American & New York paid an archpastoral visit to Holy Protection Skete in Buena, NJ, where he celebrated Divine Liturgy for the great feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Concelebrating with His Eminence were: Archimandrite Alexius (Merida; confessor at Our Lady of Iberia Monastery in Odessa,…

On Tuesday, August 20, the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God “of the Sign” was brought to Holy Protection Church in Saratov, Russia. The icon was triumphally greeted by Metropolitan Longin of Saratov & Volsk, Bishop Tarasius of Balashov & Rtischevo, Bishop Pachomius of Pokrovsk & Nikolaev, clergy of the diocese, and…

The 24th annual pilgrimage of the Orthodox Ordinariate of the Polish Army for soldiers and officers of uniformed services to holy Mount Grabarka was held from August 18 to 20. The event was organized together with the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Poland, reports the press service of the Boryspil Diocese of the…

The Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Southern and Western Europe has published an official appeal to faithful Orthodox Christians to offer their prayers and funds towards purchasing property to open a new monastery in the heart of Ireland. The monastery will be dedicated to the Mother of God and its patronal feast will be the Life-Giving…